Just under one week into our trip we hadn’t touched any meat or alcohol…until we found the chicken biryani and cocktails on the rooftop. After school one day we explored the busy area of New Market.… Continue reading →

Ganpati’s Guesthouse I read in my Rough Guide about Ganpati’s Guesthouse. I booked online one week before and was told their main guesthouse was fully booked so we were in the add on… Continue reading →

I already wrote a post about our interesting experience at the burning ghats, but there’s also so much more to see. It’s no wonder they call Varanasi the spiritual capital of India.… Continue reading →

We made our way from Kolkata to Varanasi on a 16 hour train journey (including Indian delays). We arrived into Varanasi’s busy train station where lots of people wanted to ‘help’ us, thankfully I… Continue reading →